Milo Goes to College

Milo Goes to College is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Descendents, released on September 4, 1982 through New Alliance Records. Its title refers to singer Milo Aukerman's decision to leave the band to attend college, and its cover illustration introduced a caricature of him that would go on to become the band's mascot. Milo Goes To College was Descendents' last record (up until 2021's 9th & Walnut) with founding guitarist Frank Navetta, who quit the band during the hiatus that followed its release.

Milo Goes to College
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 1982
RecordedJune 1982
StudioTotal Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre
Length22:10
LabelNew Alliance (NAR-012)
ProducerSpot
Descendents chronology
Fat EP
(1981)
Milo Goes to College
(1982)
I Don't Want to Grow Up
(1985)

The album's mix of fast and aggressive hardcore punk with melody and semi-ironic love songs led to it being considered one of the most significant albums of the early 1980s southern California hardcore movement. In the decades since its release, it has received highly positive reviews and is now considered among the most noteworthy and important punk albums by several publications. Milo Goes to College has been cited as influential and a favorite by several notable artists and musicians. It is considered by many to be a foundational record for the pop-punk genre.

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